Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Pickin' in Poughkeepsie
Playing Poughkeepsie sounds like a joke, I know, I know. It's the sound of the name, I'm sure because people get tired of making fun of names like Hoboken, Oshkosh and Podunk. Well, the list is quite endless and there are lots of dopier sounding names than this one. Poughkeepsie is actually where I first lived when I got out of college and started teaching. My daughter, Bree, lives on the same street and teaches there now. Lots of cool bands play there to try out new material or tune up before hitting the road for the big tour. I'm playing The Cubbyhole Coffee House, right next to Vassar College. That's an association most people don't make. I've played their open mic many times when I was still teaching in Hyde Park. And now the Budman returns. This time I'll do a few hours on my own to give my former students an alcohol free place to see me and to raise some money for the music scholarship I'm setting up in Hyde Park at their Roosevelt High School.This also means I'm forced to finish some songs. The gig is April 23 from 7 to 9. Or longer if the demands for encore go on and on. Teenagers on caffeine, ya know.
posted by Bud @ 6:14 AM
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